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enhttp://michiganradio.org/feeds/term/2128/rss.xmlSpartans win Big 10 title game on late TDhttp://michiganradio.org/post/spartans-win-big-10-title-game-late-td
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp; INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - L.J. Scott kept lunging forward, stretching the ball over the goal line for a touchdown with 27 seconds and No. 5 Michigan State all but locked up a spot in the College Football Playoff, edging No. 4 Iowa 16-13 Saturday in the Big Ten championship game.</span></p><p>Sun, 06 Dec 2015 05:12:08 +0000The Associated Press24456 at http://michiganradio.orgSpartans win Big 10 title game on late TDSpartans stun the Big Househttp://michiganradio.org/post/spartans-stun-big-house
<p>ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Jalen Watts-Jackson grabbed a flubbed punt and lumbered 38 yards into the end zone for a touchdown on the final play of the game, giving No. 7 Michigan State a shocking 27-23 win over No. 12 Michigan in one of college football's most unlikely endings.</p><p></p>Sat, 17 Oct 2015 23:53:11 +0000The Associated Press23876 at http://michiganradio.orgSpartans stun the Big HouseMichigan State University discourages rowdy behavior during this weekend's Final Fourhttp://michiganradio.org/post/michigan-state-university-discourages-rowdy-behavior-during-weekends-final-four
<p>Michigan State University officials hope to discourage “destructive” celebrations during next week’s final four basketball games.</p><p>Ten people were arrested Sunday after the MSU Spartans won their quarterfinal game in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.</p><p></p><p>Jason Cody is an MSU spokesman. He bristles at the suggestion post big game rowdiness is a school tradition.&nbsp;</p><p>He says the university is pushing a message to get more students to celebrate responsibly.</p><p>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 18:12:43 +0000Steve Carmody21581 at http://michiganradio.orgMichigan State University discourages rowdy behavior during this weekend's Final FourJohn U. Bacon discusses the week in Michigan sportshttp://michiganradio.org/post/john-u-bacon-discusses-week-michigan-sports
<p></p><p>W<span style="line-height: 1.5;">ith so much buzz around Michigan football coach Jim </span>Harbaugh<span style="line-height: 1.5;">,</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Michigan Radio sports commentator John U. Bacon thought he'd</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;recount the coach's beginnings at the university.</span></p><p>Harbaugh's father was a defensive backs coach under the leadership of Michigan's legendary Bo&nbsp;Schembechler, and during this time Harbaugh was a ball boy for the team.</p><p>Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:18:47 +0000Stateside Staff21326 at http://michiganradio.orgJohn U. Bacon discusses the week in Michigan sportsBig game this weekend: MSU vs. Oregon http://michiganradio.org/post/big-game-weekend-msu-vs-oregon
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">It's a big football weekend for Michigan State University. The No. 7 &nbsp;Spartans head to Oregon to play the No. 3 Ducks on Saturday.</span></p><p>Michigan Radio's sports commentator John U. Bacon says this one sure is grabbing lots of national attention.</p><p>“Many consider this the best non-conference matchup of the entire season, which is saying a lot, and the Spartans haven’t met one of those in quite a while,” says Bacon.</p><h3>This weekend, Bacon says he’ll mainly watch to see if Michigan state’s defense can stop Oregon’s offense.</h3><h3>“(Oregon’s) quarterback is a Heisman Trophy candidate, and if they can stop him, that’s a whole different game,” says Bacon.</h3><h3><em>*Listen to the interview with John U. Bacon above.</em></h3><p></p><p>Fri, 05 Sep 2014 00:00:06 +0000Stateside Staff18976 at http://michiganradio.orgBig game this weekend: MSU vs. Oregon March Madness begins for three Michigan universities todayhttp://michiganradio.org/post/march-madness-begins-three-michigan-universities-today
<p>Big Ten tournament champion Michigan State University, runner-up University of Michigan and Mid-American conference champion Western Michigan University all play their first tournament games today.&nbsp;</p>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:50:00 +0000Steve Carmody16900 at http://michiganradio.orgMarch Madness begins for three Michigan universities todayWinter storm, freeze delay Spartan Rose Bowl celebrationhttp://michiganradio.org/post/winter-storm-freeze-delay-spartan-rose-bowl-celebration
<p>EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan State University officials have delayed a celebration for the school's Rose Bowl-winning football team because of a major snowstorm and polar temperatures in the forecast.<br /><br />The Detroit Free Press reported Saturday that athletic director Mark Hollis said the celebration planned for Monday will be rescheduled to an undetermined date. Meanwhile, the East Lansing university will honor the team during Tuesday's home basketball game against Ohio State.<br />Sun, 05 Jan 2014 15:00:15 +0000The Associated Press15882 at http://michiganradio.orgWinter storm, freeze delay Spartan Rose Bowl celebrationMSU Spartans face the Stanford Cardinal in today's Rose Bowlhttp://michiganradio.org/post/msu-spartans-face-stanford-cardinal-todays-rose-bowl
<p>There are many Michigan State University students and alumni celebrating the New Year in Pasadena.</p><p></p><p>They’re there to see the Spartans play in this year’s Rose Bowl game.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Rose Bowl is nicknamed “The granddaddy of them all” because it is the oldest of the college football bowl games.</p><p></p><p>The last time the Spartans represented the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl was 1988. MSU earned its first trip back to Pasadena on New Year’s Day with a 12 and one season, finishing with a win over Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game.</p><p></p><p></p>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 15:55:00 +0000Steve Carmody15853 at http://michiganradio.orgMSU Spartans face the Stanford Cardinal in today's Rose BowlMichigan State fans get rowdy after Big Ten title winhttp://michiganradio.org/post/michigan-state-fans-get-rowdy-after-big-ten-title-win
<p>EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Thousands of Michigan State students have celebrated the football team's Big Ten title with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNTy-86LPoE">large, rowdy bonfires.</a><br /><br />East Lansing police arrested multiple people Saturday night near River and Cedar streets, which is a traditional spot for MSU students to party after major sports victories. No. 10 MSU defeated No. 2 Ohio State 34-24 late Saturday, earning its first Rose Bowl appearance in a quarter-century.<br />Sun, 08 Dec 2013 15:33:17 +0000The Associated Press15597 at http://michiganradio.orgAttention: Zombies infiltrate MSU campushttp://michiganradio.org/post/attention-zombies-infiltrate-msu-campus
<p></p><p>The zombie apocalypse has spread to Spartan Nation.</p><p>This week, hundreds of Michigan State students are participating in the third annual "Spartans versus Zombies" game.</p><p>Here's an 'informational video':</p><p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvk03Pxelaw</p><p>Michigan Radio's Cynthia Canty spoke with Shannon Mazurie, who helped bring the game to campus and is the organizer of this year's event.</p><p><em>Listen to the audio above</em> to find out if and how Spartans are surviving, how zombies "eat" humans, and how Spartans manage to make it to class with zombies chasing them.</p><p>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:00:57 +0000Stateside Staff12102 at http://michiganradio.orgAttention: Zombies infiltrate MSU campusMadness: Three Big Ten rivals share the titlehttp://michiganradio.org/post/madness-three-big-ten-rivals-share-title
<p><b id="internal-source-marker_0.33079826133325696" style="font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">The Big Ten basketball experts knew exactly what was going to happen this season before it even started. &nbsp;Michigan State would battle for another title, while Michigan would be stuck in the middle, fighting for a tournament bid. &nbsp;</span></b></p><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.33079826133325696" style="font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">And that&rsquo;s exactly how it started. &nbsp;The Spartans jumped out to first place, and had it all to themselves with just two games left. &nbsp;The Wolverines spent most of the season in the middle. &nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; ">The experts looked pretty smart &ndash; until Michigan started mastering head coach John Beilein&rsquo;s unconventional system.</span></b></div><p>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:29:21 +0000John U. Bacon6568 at http://michiganradio.orgMadness: Three Big Ten rivals share the titleMichigan football and their bowl games, those who stayed became championshttp://michiganradio.org/post/michigan-football-and-their-bowl-games-those-who-stayed-became-champions
<p>The Big Ten is still considered one of the nation&rsquo;s top leagues, despite its frequent belly flops in bowl games.&nbsp;</p><p>This year, the Big Ten placed a record ten teams in bowl games &ndash; then watched them drop, one by one.&nbsp;</p><p>And not just in the storied Rose Bowl, but in games like the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl, the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, and the Insight Bowl.&nbsp;</p><p>When Iowa got whipped 31-14, I wonder just how much insight they had gained.&nbsp;</p>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:30:47 +0000John U. Bacon5667 at http://michiganradio.orgMichigan football and their bowl games, those who stayed became championsSpartans win Outback Bowl in OThttp://michiganradio.org/post/spartans-win-outback-bowl-ot
<p><span id="_oneup" style="font-size: 11px">Kirk Cousins threw for 300 yards and one touchdown and Dan Conroy kicked a 28-yard field goal in the third overtime, giving No. 12 Michigan State a 33-30 victory over No. 18 Georgia in the Outback Bowl on Monday.</span></p>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:06:56 +0000The Associated Press5610 at http://michiganradio.orgSpartans win Outback Bowl in OTSpartans play Tarheels tonight on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrierhttp://michiganradio.org/post/spartans-play-tarheels-tonight-us-navy-aircraft-carrier
<p>The &quot;Quicken Loans Carrier Classic&quot; will be played on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson stationed in San Diego in honor of Veteran&#39;s Day (the nuclear powered carrier is famed for being the ship from which Osama bin Laden&#39;s body was buried at sea).</p><p>Michigan State University will play North Carolina in an NCAA Division 1 basketball game to be broadcast on ESPN starting at 7 p.m.</p><p>President Barack Obama will attend &quot;the first ever aircraft carrier to host a Division 1 college basketball game.&quot;</p><p>MSU Coach Tom Izzo&#39;s reaction to the game was captured in this <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post?id=38522">ESPN blog post</a> - they quoted Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis:</p><blockquote><p>&ldquo;I saw him tear up today,&rsquo;&rsquo; Hollis said of Izzo&rsquo;s emotions when he boarded the USS Carl Vinson on Thursday. &ldquo;He was emotional. He lives for these kinds of things. The Final Four is special, but this will rank up there in his mind.&rsquo;&rsquo;<br /><br />It already has -- and the tipoff hasn&rsquo;t even occurred yet.<br /><br />&ldquo;My first impression far superseded what I thought it could be about seven or eight years ago when we tried to get this thing together,&rsquo;&rsquo; Izzo said. &ldquo;At first we were going to play two military schools. But if you could have seen our players&rsquo; eyes. There was such an appreciation for what we&rsquo;re doing. It&rsquo;s bigger than the game. It&rsquo;s bigger than North Carolina or Michigan State. It&rsquo;s a dream come true for us.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p></blockquote><p>Here&#39;s a video of the MSU team&#39;s shoot around:</p><p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIGLg6SldEkFri, 11 Nov 2011 19:39:09 +0000Mark Brush4953 at http://michiganradio.orgSpartans play Tarheels tonight on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrierAngel of Lansing? U2 performs at Spartan Stadiumhttp://michiganradio.org/post/angel-lansing-u2-performs-spartan-stadium
<p>The rock band U2 performed last night in Spartan Stadium, making it the second concert ever held at the venue according to the <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20110626/ENT04/110626030/U2-concert-goers-find-what-they-looking-for?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE">Detroit Free Press</a>.</p><p>More from the <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20110626/ENT04/110626030/U2-concert-goers-find-what-they-looking-for?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE">Freep</a>:</p><blockquote><p>On what just might have been a perfect June night in mid-Michigan, U2 reached high to create its own summer masterpiece.</p><p>The powerhouse Irish band brought its 360&deg; Tour to Spartan Stadium on a gorgeous Sunday night, delivering a compelling, glorious performance on a mammoth high-tech stage.</p><p>It was a visual and sonic spectacular that deeply resonated with the elbow-to-elbow to crowd, keeping fans off their seats and occasionally dropping their jaws.</p><p>Only the stadium&rsquo;s very upper corners were bare on a night that drew more than 65,000 for just the second-ever concert at the venue.</p></blockquote><p>-Brian Short, <em>Michigan Radio Newsroom</em></p><p>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:00:32 +0000Michigan Radio Newsroom3034 at http://michiganradio.orgAngel of Lansing? U2 performs at Spartan StadiumMSU Athletic Department cuts ties with booster club http://michiganradio.org/post/msu-athletic-department-cuts-ties-booster-club
<p>The Michigan State University Athletic Department has cut ties with a booster club under investigation by the state lottery commission. <a href="http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/Major_MSU_Booster_Club_Under_Investigation_118612724.html">WILX </a>reported last night that state lottery officials have been investigating the Downtown Coaches Club. The Lansing TV station says questions have been raised by 50/50 raffles run by the club and how the money was distributed.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The <a href="http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20110325/NEWS01/103250328/MSU-cuts-ties-football-booster-club?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE">Lansing State Journal</a> says MSU Athletic Director Mark Hollis says it is cutting ties with the club.&nbsp;<span style="display: none;">&nbsp;</span></p><blockquote><p>For several weeks, we have been aware that the Downtown Coaches Club had some financial reporting issues as well the review being conducted by the Michigan State Lottery Commission....At that time, the Michigan State Athletics Department immediately suspended all activities with the organization.</p></blockquote><p>The Michigan Lottery Commission is not commenting on its investigation. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:14:27 +0000Steve Carmody1794 at http://michiganradio.orgMSU Athletic Department cuts ties with booster club New MSU hockey coach to be announced todayhttp://michiganradio.org/post/new-msu-hockey-coach-be-announced-today
<p>Will the real next Spartan hockey coach please stand up?</p><p>After conflicting reports, it seems as if the job may go to CCHA commissioner Tom Anastos. From <a href="http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/Tom_Anastos_To_Be_Named_Michigan_State_Hockey_Coach_118514839.html">WILX-TV</a>:</p><blockquote><p><span class="headlines" id="storyText">Former Spartan Tom Anastos will be announced as the next Spartan hockey coach at a 4 p.m. press conference at Munn Ice Arena. Anastos played for Ron Mason at Michigan State from 1981-85 scoring 60 goals and 143 points in his 4-year career.</span></p><p><span class="headlines" id="storyText">Over the last 13 years he has served as the commissioner of the CCHA. He currently serves as the president of the Hockey Commissioner&#39;s Association. They created College Hockey Inc. which is responsible for growing the sport of college hockey.</span></p><p><span class="headlines" id="storyText">Anastos was the head coach at the University of Michigan-Dearborn from 1987-1990. He was then as assistant to Mason at Michigan State from 1990-1992. The 46-year old will be just the 6th coach in Michigan State history.</span></p></blockquote><p>Anastos emerged from a field of approximately twenty candidates, including Danton Cole, a former Waverly High School hockey star, who many believed was set to replace for MSU&#39;s hockey coach Rick Comley.</p><p>Comley guided the Spartans to a national championship in 2007, and is the fourth all-time winningest coach.</p><p>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:01:22 +0000Michigan Radio Newsroom1758 at http://michiganradio.orgNew MSU hockey coach to be announced todayMSU fans wearing Spartan green & white this St. Patrick's Day http://michiganradio.org/post/msu-fans-wearing-spartan-green-white-st-patricks-day
<p>The <a href="http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/msu-m-baskbl-body.html">Michigan State Spartans</a> tip off their 2011 NCAA Men&rsquo;s basketball tourney tonight in Tampa against the <a href="http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/ucla-m-baskbl-body.html">UCLA Bruins</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The tenth seeded Spartans stumbled into the tourney compiling a 19 win-14 loss season.&nbsp; &nbsp;The seventh seeded Bruins posted a slightly better 22 and 10 record.&nbsp;</p>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:04:24 +0000Steve Carmody1689 at http://michiganradio.orgMSU fans wearing Spartan green & white this St. Patrick's Day